The entourage behind the Admiral in Warmtoast's pic seems to be almost as long as the Wrens' front rank. Presumably those Wrens didn't suffer a corresponding indignity to we Flight Cadets at Sleaford Tech, of the Inspecting Officer saying, "Take his name", despite the SNCO doing the 'taking' knowing it anyway! Just as well if the instruction had to be passed along the length of that queue.